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Michael Sherry
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Office Hours: M,W,F 10-noon
Course meets
M, W, F 12-12:50pm
BCH 308

Course Meetings and Assignments (Overview)



Jan/Feb.
01/21
01/23
01/26
01/28
CLUE1
01/30
02/02
Read1
02/04
02/06
Library
02/9
CLUE2
02/11
Read2
02/13
Library
02/16
CLUE3
02/18
Read3
02/20
02/23
CLUE draft
02/25
02/27
EAR1
Mar.
03/02
CLUE final

Read4
03/04
03/06
Read5
03/16
EAR2
03/18

Read6
03/20
EAR3
3/23
03/25
EAR4
03/27
03/30
EAR draft







Apr.
04/01
04/03
04/06
EAR final

TELL1
04/08
Read8
04/10
TELL2
04/13
04/15
LitCircles1
04/17
04/20

TELL3
04/22
TELL draft
04/24
LitCircles2
04/27
TELL final
04/29
LitCircles3




May
05/01
Portfolio draft
05/04

Portfolio final



















Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
01/21
Setting Expectations
Intros/Syllabus/assignments
meet in MCHS 3234

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
01/23
Course tools
Wiki how-to

For 01/26
Finish wiki personal page

For 01/28

CLUE assignment Step 1a:
Take 3 photos of dorm room decorations (e.g., doors, spaces in the room)
(Note: use your cell phone; alternatively, drawings or notes are fine)

Take 5 time diaries: ask students what they did (and how much time they spent on each activity) over the last 24 hours.
(Note: you can use your cellphone for this, too, by texting the question to friends who are college students; or you can ask hall/house mates)
What do the data you collect suggest to you about what it means to be a college student?
Post your data and your answer to the questions to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.


OR


CLUE assignment Step 1b:

Do the same as above, but for another cultural group/setting (e.g., a space within a school, like a classroom; the women's center; the Moose Exchange)

Take photos/observations of the decoration and arrangement of the spaces


Take time diaries and find out how people spend time during a typical day.

What do the data you collect suggest to you about what it means to be a member of this particular group? Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.

Post your data and your answer to the questions to a new page, and link to your personal page.

Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
01/26
Voices from the Past

Intro to CLUE Assignment
For 01/28

CLUE assignment Step 1a:
Take 3 photos of dorm room decorations (e.g., doors, spaces in the room)
(Note: use your cell phone; alternatively, drawings or notes are fine)

Take 5 time diaries: ask students what they did (and how much time they spent on each activity) over the last 24 hours.
(Note: you can use your cellphone for this, too, by texting the question to friends who are college students; or you can ask hall/house mates)
What do the data you collect suggest to you about what it means to be a college student?
Post your data and your answer to the questions to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 1b:
Do the same as above, but for another cultural group/setting (e.g., a space within a school, like a classroom; the women's center; the Moose Exchange)
Take photos/observations of the decoration and arrangement of the spaces

Take time diaries and find out how people spend time during a typical day.
What do the data you collect suggest to you about what it means to be a member of this particular group? Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Post your data and your answer to the questions to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.


Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
01/28
Groupwork/Discussion:
photos & time diaries
For 2/2
My Freshman Year 1-40
and
The Mind at Work: Introduction

Post reading response (what's this?) to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
01/30

For 2/2:
My Freshman Year 1-40
and
The Mind at Work: Introduction

Post reading response (what's this?) to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/02

For 02/09:

CLUE assignment Step 2a:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space on campus (like a dining hall, cafe, or common room): map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 2b:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space associated with another cultural group/setting (like a classroom, or a movie theater lobby) map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/04
Discussion:
photos & time diairies

Discussion:
Ethnography part 1

Writing/Editing practice:
A closer look
Meet in Library AL 243 next class

For 02/09:

CLUE assignment Step 2a:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space on campus (like a dining hall, cafe, or common room): map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 2b:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space associated with another cultural group/setting (like a classroom, or a movie theater lobby) map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 02/11:

My Freshman Year 41-66

and
The Mind at Work:
Ch. 1



Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/06
Library Research presentation

Meet in Library AL 243 today
For 02/09:

CLUE assignment Step 2a:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space on campus (like a dining hall, cafe, or common room): map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 2b:
Spend at least half an hour in a public space associated with another cultural group/setting (like a classroom, or a movie theater lobby) map the space, and note what people do in different parts of it for how long.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 02/11:

My Freshman Year 41-66

and
The Mind at Work:
Chapter 1


Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.


Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/09
Groupwork:
Public Space
For 02/11:

My Freshman Year 41-66

and
The Mind at Work:
Chapter 1


Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 2/16:

CLUE assignment Step 3a:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" using questions we developed.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page. Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 3b:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" (local elementary school students or teachers; sports team members; Harry Potter fans) using questions you develop.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/11
Discussion:
Ethnography part 2

Writing/Editing practice:
Purpose
Audience

Genre

Engagement
For 2/16:

CLUE assignment Step 3a:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" using questions we developed.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page. Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 3b:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" (local elementary school students or teachers; sports team members; Harry Potter fans) using questions you develop.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 02/18:
My Freshman Year 67-89

and
The Mind at Work:
Chapter 4

Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/13
Library Research Day


For 2/16:

CLUE assignment Step 3a:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" using questions we developed.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about college life?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page. Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

OR

CLUE assignment Step 3b:
Interview 2 people "unlike you" (local elementary school students or teachers; sports team members; Harry Potter fans) using questions you develop.
What does the data you collect suggest to you about the literacy practices of that community?
Post your data and your answer to this question to a new page, and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 02/18:
My Freshman Year 67-89

and
The Mind at Work:
Chapter 4

Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/16
Groupwork/Discussion:
Interviews
For 02/18:
Please bring FAQ-I Sheets and one article from your research
My Freshman Year 67-89

and
The Mind at Work:
Chapter 4

Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.


For 02/23:

CLUE assignment draft;
post draft to a new page and link to your personal page;
bring 3 copies to class for peer review

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/18
Discussion:
Ethnography part 3
How Others See Us
"Community/ies" at Bloomsburg

Writing/Editing practice:
The 3 INs
For 02/23:

CLUE assignment draft;
post draft to a new page and link to your personal page;
bring 3 copies to class for peer review

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/20
Intro to Peer Review
Revisit Assignment, rubric
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Video model: Getting a CLUE about Peer Review
For 02/23:

CLUE assignment draft;
post draft to a new page and link to your personal page;
bring 3 copies to class for peer review

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/23
Peer Review
Using a Writer's Revision Sheet
For 03/02:

CLUE project due; include draft,
peer review/reflection

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/25
CLUE: Smart Moves

Transition/Intro to EAR assignment
For 02/27:

Step 1 of the EAR assignment:
Into what other genre, or type of communication, might you transform the results of your CLUE assignment (and why) for an incoming BU student/a new member of your chosen literacy community? Find 3 examples of this genre (e.g., a flyer, a brochure, a letter): what makes them good or not good? Use them to make your own example of that genre; post your 3 models, your criteria, and your transformation to a new page and link to your personal page.
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly below you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

For 03/04:

CLUE project due; include draft, peer review/reflection,

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
02/27
Sherry Absent
For 03/04:

CLUE project due; include draft, peer review/reflection

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/02
Writing/Editing practice:
Genre conventions


Technique:C.R.A.P.Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity
For 03/04:
CLUE project due; include draft, peer review/reflection


Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/04
Groupwork/Discussion:
What Every College Student Needs to Know
For 3/6:
Group 1 - On "Cultural Literacy"
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/iie/v1n4/homepage.html
http://educationnext.org/e-d-hirsch-and-civic-education/

Group 2 - On "Social Processes"



Group 3 - On "Ways of Thinking"
http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/welleducated.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxLCtADvCik&feature=related

Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly above you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/06
Three purposes of education Jigsaw
For 03/16:

Step 2 of the EAR assignment:
Into what other genre, or type of communication, might you transform the results of your CLUE assignment
(and why) for an family/faculty memer or an experienced member of your chosen literacy community? Find 3 examples of this genre (e.g., a flyer, a brochure, a letter): what makes them good or not good? Use them to make your own example of that genre; post your 3 models, your criteria, and your transformation to a new page and link to your personal page.

SPRING BREAK!

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/16
Individual/Discussion:
P.A.G.E. practice
(Purpose, Audience, Genre, Engagement)
For 03/18:

What a college degree means to employers
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one directly above you on our personal pages list and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/18
Discussion:
What a College Degree Means
For 03/20:

Step 3 of the EAR assignment:
Into what other genre, or type of communication, might you transform the results of your CLUE assignment
(and why) for an a potential employer or an outsider to your chosen literacy community? Find 3 examples of this genre (e.g., a flyer, a brochure, a letter), and use them to consider how you might make your own example of that genre; post your 3 models and your ideas about this transformation to a new page and link to your personal page.


Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/20
Groupwork/Discussion:
Designing a genre for family/faculty or employer
For 03/23:

Education Satires
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page,


Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/23
Meet in MCHS 3234
Discussion: Satire/Remix
Writing/Editing practice: Remix

Image Editors: Gimp example
and Image Annotation: VoiceThread
Online publishing: Formatpixel

Word Clouds: Wordle example

Video Editors:
Online, iMovie, MovieMaker: example
and Video Annotation: Viddler

Audio editors: Myna, Audacity, example

Free sound effects:
http://www.grsites.com/sounds/

Comic Creators
For 03/25:

Step 4 of the EAR assignment:
Into what other genre, or type of communication, might you transform the results of your CLUE assignment as satire? Find 3 examples of satires, and use them to consider how you might make your own example of that genre; post your 3 models and your ideas about this transformation to a new page and link to your personal page.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/25
Group: Synthesis
One mode, different genres
Genres change (convention & variation)
Group task: synthesis
For 03/30:

EAR assignment draft due;
Make sure to post models, criteria, and drafts;
Bring 3 copies of drafts to class

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/27
Discussion of synthesis
Packaging and reflection on your project
For 03/30:

EAR assignment draft due;
Make sure to post models, criteria, and drafts;
Bring 3 copies of drafts to class

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
03/30
Peer review
For 04/06:
EAR assignment due
Make sure to post models, criteria, reflection and drafts

For 04/06:

TELL assignment Step 1:
What do you believe is the purpose of a college education?
What does it mean to be educated?
What experiences have you had with education that led you to this belief?
Post your response to a new page and link to your personal page.


For 04/10:

Buy Lit Circles Books

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/01
Smart moves from EAR
For 04/06:
EAR assignment due
Make sure to post models, criteria, reflection and drafts

For 04/06:

TELL assignment Step 1:
What do you believe is the purpose of a college education?
What does it mean to be educated?
What experiences have you had with education that led you to this belief?
Post your response to a new page and link to your personal page.


For 04/10:

Buy Lit Circles Books

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/03
Intro to TELL

Inspirational video (Why TELLing your story is important)
For 04/06:
EAR assignment due
Make sure to post models, criteria, reflection and drafts

For 04/06:

TELL assignment Step 1:
What do you believe is the purpose of a college education?
What does it mean to be educated?
What experiences have you had with education that led you to this belief?
Post your response to a new page and link to your personal page.


For 04/10:

Buy Lit Circles Books

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/06
Groupwork/Discussion:
Purposes of Education

Individual Work:
"Where I'm From" poems and Showing/Telling Details
For 04/08:

"This I Believe" podcasts/essays
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/08
Post-EAR synthesis

Discussion:
This I Believe
For 04/10:

TELL Step 2:
Choose 3 artifacts/moments that represent your past (before college), your present (at college), and your (imagined) future (after college): Tell the story of these three moments in specific scenes with telling details. Post draft to new page and link to personal page.


For 04/15:

Prepare for Lit Circles1

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/10
Intro to Lit Circles

Lit Circles Groups meet to set schedule

Portfolio prep
For 4/13:

Take Multiple Intelligences survey; bring results to class.

For 4/15:

Prepare for Lit Circles1
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/13
Discussion: Artifacts of Education


Discussion:
Multiple Intelligences;
Knowing yourself as a learner
For 04/15:

Prepare for Lit Circles1
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/15
TBA
For 04/20:

TELL Step 3:
How will you link together the three artifacts/stories you have chosen to TELL about your past, present, and future education? What "repetend" or linking mechanism might you use (e.g., a theme? song lyrics? genre?)
Respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Educating Esme
http://www.amazon.com/Educating-Esm%C3%A9-Diary-Teachers-Expanded/dp/1565129350/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429112053&sr=8-1&keywords=educating+esme#reader_1565129350

Holler if you Hear Me
http://www.amazon.com/Holler-If-You-Hear-Education/dp/0807749583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429112202&sr=8-1&keywords=Holler+if+you+Hear+Me#reader_0807749583

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/17
Lit Circles 1
For 04/22:

TELL draft due; bring 3 copies to class for peer review

For 04/24:

Prepare for Lit Circles2
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/20
Groupwork/Discussion:
Linking artifacts
For 04/24:

Prepare for Lit Circles2
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/22
Peer Review
For 04/27:

TELL due; include drafts and revision sheet.


For 04/29:

Prepare for Lit Circles3
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/24
Lit Circles 2

Portfolio Prep

Portfolio synthesis example1

Portfolio synthesis example2
For 04/27:

TELL due; include drafts and revision sheet.


For 04/29:

Prepare for Lit Circles3
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/27
Portfolio Prep

Business/Marketing
Tips
Samples

Education
Tips
Sampleshttp://creatinganewchapter.weebly.com/index.html
http://mmcolwell.weebly.com/

Forensics
Tips
Sample
Sample

Nursing
Tips
Samples

Psychology
Tips
Samples
For 04/29:

Prepare for Lit Circles3
Post reading response (what's this?)
to a new page, link to your personal page, and respond to the posts of 2 colleagues--one from your Lit Circle group and one of your own choosing--by using their discussion forums.

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
04/29
Lit Circles 3
For 05/01:

Porfolio draft; bring 3 copies to class for peer review

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
05/01
Portfolio peer review
For 05/04:

Portfolio due

Date (back to top)
Lesson
Assignment
05/04
Portfolio;
Course evaluations
Have a great summer! Keep in touch!